Swamp Root praised by police officers for kidney cure
James Cook and Hugh E Boyle of the 58th Police Precinct in Greater New York report health improvement after using Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. They note relief from back pain and nocturnal urination, with two companions still using the remedy. The letter endorses Swamp Root as a boon to mankind and urges others to try it.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
James Cook
Hugh E. Boyle
58Th Police Precinct
Greater
New York
John J. Bodkin
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton
N. Y
Indianapoliss Daily Sun
Brave Capt Anderson swims to save wife and babe
Fire destroys the British Queen at Hoboken with one fatality Chief engineer William Scott. Capt Herman Anderson of the lighter Tonawanda saves his wife and child by swimming with a bale of cotton to a receiving ship as flames trail the drifting wreckage. Crew and passengers jump into the river and are rescued by tugs.
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Capt. Anderson
New York
Phoenix Pier
Hoboken
Wm. Scott
St. Mary’s Hospital
Scott
Governor's Island
New Landing
Hudson
Herman Anderson
Tonawanda
Portsmouth
Hoosier State Exposition Fund Drive Urged
The Indiana Society of Missouri appeals to Indiana business men to press for a substantial appropriation to fund Indiana’s display at the St. Louis Exposition in 1308.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Society of Missouri
Indiana
Proverbial Wisdom and Patent Medicine Claims
The excerpt contrasts common sense with bodily needs, praising Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for stomach and digestion disorders. It includes a testimonial from T. R. Caudill of North Carolina and notes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a health aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Grippe
Ex-Controller urges school board to bear Irvington debt
E M Johnson former city controller argues the Irvington bond debt of 19000 should be assumed by the Indianapolis school board since the funds funded school purposes West Indianapolis faced a 1200 debt with 50000 for schools Johnson says the board resisted and Breunig plans a friendly suit to compel board action in the matter and avoid city liability
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Johnson
Irvington
E. M. Johnson
West Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Breunig
Tragic teenage suicide in Chicago candy store
Chicago reports two suicides on March 19. Blanche Bush, 17, a telephone girl, shot herself in a Thirty First Street candy shop after writing a remorseful letter to her mother and naming pallbearers. Separately, Thomas Kruger, an iron worker, killed himself with carbolic acid to avoid arrest following a violent dispute with his wife.
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Chicago
Blanche Bush
Thirtyfirst-st
Thomas Kruger
Kruger
Woman Seen With Child Near State House Abandonment Suspected
A 3 year old wandered through the state house seeking its mother on Tuesday. Capitol Police Capt Hiatt and two searchers followed leads from a woman who had been seen with the child. She first claimed the child stayed inside then said the child went home with her. The child called her mamma, prompting police to suspect an attempted abandonment.
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State House
Health Board
Capt
Hiatt
Capitol
Rotunda
Senate-ave
Capitol-ave
Safe burglars trigger $150000 blaze in Marissa hotel
Safe blowers entered the Commercial hotel near the public square in Marissa Illinois Tuesday night, stole $2500, and started a fire that destroyed the hotel and about a dozen other business and residence properties. East St. Louis and Belleville fire teams helped contain the blaze. robbers remained unidentified.
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Marissa
Bejan
East St. Louis
Belleville
Lyon & White
Furnes
Hassings
Wilson
Brown & Co
A. D. Matthews
Hamilton & Co
Curbside sidewalk dispute nears final decision
City engineer Nelson reports a house-to-house survey between New York and Tentrist streets shows 23 property owners favor curb placement while 22 prefer at the property line. The five year fight over sidewalk location may finally end with this ruling and the long-delayed improvement.
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Nelson
New York
Capitol
Hoosier Accidents and Tragedies Across the Region
Farmer Warren Huffman and his family escaped a house fire near Ander son after Huffman rushed back for a money package and suffered severe burns. Joliet division brakeman William Nye, a South Bend native and nephew of ex Lieutenant General Mortimer Nye, was killed when dragged under a moving car. Nine year old Jessie Cover fell from a Denver area bridge into Eel river. her father Perry Cover saved her but she sustained internal injuries. Michigan Central worker Henry Runde of Hammond, another fatality, was crushed under a car. he is the seventh Michigan Central death at Hammond in a month.
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Warren Huffman
Anderson
Wm. Nye
Joliet
Michigan Central
South Bend
Mortimer Nye
Jessie Cover
Eel River
Denver
Perry Cover
Henry Runde
Hammond Packing Company
Hammond
Elkhart backs waterworks plan amid multiple local notices
Elkhart approved municipal waterworks funding. Nearby residents warned about property and casualty losses totaling 2000 dollars with 1200 dollars insured. A new hospital expansion proceeds in Richmond. Smallpox quarantine at Fort Wayne State school lifted. Hagerman sues interurban for ten thousand dollars. A three year old Washington girl poisoned by lye with uncertain prospects. News Tribune acquisition planned by Monroe Wiley. Vincennes firemen present diamond ring to chief. George Fendrich marks sixty first birthday after thirty years as chief. Plainfield man vanishes while family seeks his whereabouts after his daughter falls ill and dies.
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Fort Wayne
J. K. Hagerman
Seeleyville
Stephen Litheldan
Washington
Monroe Wiley
Warren News
Tribune
News-Tribune
Vincennes
Postum Health Pitch Against Coffee Addiction
An earnest appeal argues coffee harms some readers and promotes Postum Food Coffee as a safe, rebuilding beverage. The piece urges ten days without coffee, plain food, and claims improved health, urging readers to switch for better vitality and success.
Trial Details in Indiana Slaying Case
Coroner Ray testified George W. Scott was killed by a blow to the head and died the next morning after the incident in Shelbyville. Dr. Martin described head wounds and a jaw cut. Mrs. Emma Sandefur and son Clarence Sandefur face charges in the case.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Emma Sandefur
Clarence
Ray
George W. Scott
Martin
Scott
Sandefurs
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Ad from Indianapolis
An old advertisement promises genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets priced at 25 cents with the note that the name must appear on every box. The page also lists post binders and transfer binders and mentions continuous loose leaf ledgers with self locking extension backs from WM. B. Burford of Indianapolis.
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WM. B. Burford
Indianapolis
Ind
EB. W. Grove
We Charge 10c for a Shave at Phoenix Barber Shop
An 1880s style ad promotes shaves for 10 cents at the Phoenix Barber Shop located at 18 East Market Street. The notice also lists Dr. W B Craig as a veterinary surgeon offering dog treatment with an office at Wood's Stable and phone number 1097.
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Phoenix Barber Shop
E. Marketst
W. B. Craig
Wood’s Stable
Tel
Indiana Dental College Patient Service Hours
Indiana Dental College operates from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. serving patients with all kinds of dental work.
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Indiana Dental College
St. W.cor
Delaware and Chiosis
Teething Syrup Ad Cited For Children
Fragmentary ad mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims soothing effects and gum softening though the line is jumbled and lacks clear claims or context.
Coughing up tooth restores singer’s voice in Columbus
Richard C. Davis aged 69 once a noted bass singer, long treated for asthma and catarrh, suddenly recovered his voice after coughing up a swallowed tooth piece. He formerly sang with the Central Christian Church choir in Indianapolis. TheIrvington town board’s annexation saga left Indianapolis in a legal tangle over a costly street crossing contract.
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Columbus
Richard C. Davis
Mr. Davis
Central Christian Church Choir
Indianapolis
Bargains in Upright Pianos and Train Fares
A fragment lists bargains on slightly used upright pianos at Baldwin's with prices around $125. It also advertises a special train leaving 8:00 am Thursday March 2 from Union Station and 25 W. Washington St with Chicago round trip fare $3.75 and return option through Saturday.
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Union Station
Washington St
Baldwin's
Baliwin'a
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Boston
Eastern Indiana Hospital For the Insane
Richmond
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Great Cut Price
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Arbuckle Coffee
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